Thursday, June 5, 2014

Women CAs still run into glass ceiling

Way back in 1933, Shirin K Engineer broke the glass ceiling by qualifying as the first woman chartered accountant in India. Yet, decades later this profession continues to be viewed as a male bastion. Of the 2.30 lakh chartered accountants (CAs) in India today , only 21%, or around 49,000, are women. The silver lining ­ there are nearly 3 lakh female CA students ­ constituting nearly 36% of the CA student population. `While women CAs are leaving their mark of excellence professionally , the immense potential that lies embedded is still vastly untapped and needs to be harnessed and strengthened,“............

Read - TOI

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